3 year old brushing teeth

When did you start using regular kids toothpaste for your child instead of toddler toothpaste?

Also, when did your child get better at doing it by themselves? My son is great about letting me help him but he isn't very good at spitting it out so I have to make sure he is leaned all the way over the sink so it just pours out of his mouth while I help him brush.

If he can't spit you don't wanna upgrade.

Our pedi dentist said at 2 you are supposed to. Btw which I didnt know until last month. SEriously though they said you just put a smear of it over the bristles and then help them brush.

once he proved to me he wouldnt swallow it..which was just before he turned 3.

Quoting lolajessup:" If he can't spit you don't wanna upgrade."

He can spit but just needs constant reminders. He doesn't actually swallow any of it because I assist him the entire time but he's just not that good at it yet on his own, lol.

DS is 7 and still prefers children's toothpaste. We use "kids" paste not "toddlers" paste. I still have to supervise him to make sure he gets everything good enough

I use age appropriate. There's no need to use adult toothpaste until 12... The toothpaste brand we use has a 0-1 option, 1-3 option, 4-7 option and 7-12 option then adult.

We use 1-3 as she's 3.5  

I just switched my son. He's 3 months before turning 3.

Quoting P3RvYmCp3rv:" Our pedi dentist said at 2 you are supposed to. Btw which I didnt know until last month. SEriously though they said you just put a smear of it over the bristles and then help them brush. "

Okay good, that's what I'm doing. Thanks! I just realized as I was brushing his teeth that I didn't ask the dentist, but that they gave me the kids stuff so I assume thats what they want him to use.

Quoting clay matthews:" DS is 7 and still prefers children's toothpaste. We use "kids" paste not "toddlers" paste. I still have to supervise him to make sure he gets everything good enough"

The toddler tooth paste doesn't really have anything in it so I don't think it's really doing the job. I mean I know the brushing is the actual important part of it, but the toddler stuff isn't doing much at all.

Quoting Anthony's Mommy ♥:" Okay good, that's what I'm doing. Thanks! I just realized as I was brushing his teeth that I didn't ask the dentist, but that they gave me the kids stuff so I assume thats what they want him to use."

yeap Cylus has freaking cavities from not getting enough flouride   Talk about disappointment.  

Quoting P3RvYmCp3rv:" yeap Cylus has freaking cavities from not getting enough flouride   Talk about disappointment.   "

Aww  

Quoting Anthony's Mommy ♥:" Aww  "

yea then he somehow broke a tooth all the way up to the gum line so he has to have a root canal. Waiting to get into the hospital so he can be put under so he won't be traumatized  

Quoting P3RvYmCp3rv:" yea then he somehow broke a tooth all the way up to the gum line so he has to have a root canal. Waiting to get into the hospital so he can be put under so he won't be traumatized   "

Ouch   My son had to have a natal tooth removed (when you are born with it) and he was awake the whole time. Fortunately he was only about 7 months old, he would literally turn into the Hulk if that happened now.

Quoting Anthony's Mommy ♥:" Ouch   My son had to have a natal tooth removed (when you are born with it) and he was awake the whole ... [snip!] ... awake the whole time. Fortunately he was only about 7 months old, he would literally turn into the Hulk if that happened now."

Yea Cylus is too strong for his own good sometimes.